Solly Madonna

Solly Madonna
ArtistRaphael
Yearc. 1500–1504
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions52 cm × 38 cm (20 in × 15 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Solly Madonna by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael was painted sometime between 1500 and 1504.

An early work, it clearly shows the influence of Raphael's teacher Perugino.[1] Two motifs in this work would recur in later Madonnas by Raphael. The virgin Mary is reading a book, as in the Madonna and Child in the Norton Simon Museum, the Conestabile Madonna, the Madonna Colonna and the Madonna del cardellino. As in that last painting a small bird, a goldfinch, is part of the scene.[2]

The painting is located in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.[3] It is called the Solly Madonna because it was owned by the British banker and art collector Edward Solly (1776–1848).

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Notes

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  1. ^ Szakolczai 2007, p. 267.
  2. ^ Fossi 2004.
  3. ^ "Maria mit dem Kind / Madonna Solly". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-08.

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